UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 39
At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the sea water recedes from the shore line a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the sea floor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: At Chandipur beach in Odisha, an unusually large tidal range causes the shoreline to retreat by kilometres at low tide, exposing the sea bed before the tide returns.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Bhavnagar has tidal activity, but the signature repeatedly receding beach of the question is Chandipur.
B: Incorrect - Bheemunipatnam does not exhibit the celebrated walkable multi-kilometre retreat described.
C: Correct - Correct-Chandipur is famous for its “hide-and-seek” sea and exposed sea floor.
D: Incorrect - Nagapattinam is a coastal town, not the cited dramatic receding shoreline.